Cellulose/calcium phosphate hybrids: New materials for biomedical and environmental applications

A Salama - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of cellulose as an alternative to synthetic polymers might permit the decrease of
environmental impacts by achieving more easily biodegradable or reusable materials …

Biomimetic mineralization of three-dimensional printed alginate/TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibril scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

RE Abouzeid, R Khiari, D Beneventi… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The three-dimensional (3D) printed scaffolds were prepared by partial cross-linking of
TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibril/alginate hydrogel using calcium ions for printing the …

Ionic liquids to process silk fibroin and wool keratin for bio-sustainable and biomedical applications

A Salama, V Guarino - Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2022 - Springer
The use of ionic liquids (ILs) is emerging as innovative strategy for the design of bio-based
materials, allowing the creation of more effective, safer and environmentally benign …

Carboxymethylcellulose/polyvinylpyrrolidone filled with Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles as a promising film for optoelectronic applications

TA Hameed, F Mohamed, G Turky, A Salama - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
With the aim of developing sustainable cellulose/polyvinyl pyrrolidone (carboxymethyl
cellulose (CMC)/PVP) films for optoelectronic applications, Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles …

Carboxymethyl cellulose enables silk fibroin nanofibrous scaffold with enhanced biomimetic potential for bone tissue engineering application

BN Singh, NN Panda, R Mund, K Pramanik - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Novel silk fibroin (SF) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) composite nanofibrous scaffold
(SFC) were developed to investigate their ability to nucleate bioactive nanosized calcium …

Controlled release of antibiotic amoxicillin drug using carboxymethyl cellulose-cl-poly (lactic acid-co-itaconic acid) hydrogel

S Sood, VK Gupta, S Agarwal, K Dev… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, microwave assisted preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose-cl-poly (lactic acid-
co-itaconic acid)(CMC-cl-P (LA-co-IA)) hydrogel was reported via facile graft …

Development of β-cyclodextrin-cellulose/hemicellulose-based hydrogels for the removal of Cd (II) and Ni (II): synthesis, kinetics, and adsorption aspects

D Kundu, SK Mondal, T Banerjee - Journal of Chemical & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), and xylan are cross-
linked with β-cyclodextrin (βCD) using ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether cross-linker to …

Preparation of High Mechanical Strength Chitosan Nanofiber/NanoSiO2/PVA Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Using Sol–Gel Method

W Ma, S Zhang, C Xie, X Wan, X Li, K Chen, G Zhao - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The majority of chitosan-based bone tissue engineering (BTE) scaffolds have the problem of
poor mechanical properties. However, modifying chitosan with conventional silane coupling …

Mineralized polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate hydrogels incorporating cellulose nanofibrils for bone and wound healing

RE Abouzeid, A Salama, EM El-Fakharany, V Guarino - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bio sustainable hydrogels including tunable morphological and/or chemical cues currently
offer a valid strategy of designing innovative systems to enhance healing/regeneration …

Soy protein hydrolysate grafted cellulose nanofibrils with bioactive signals for bone repair and regeneration

A Salama, RE Abou-Zeid, I Cruz-Maya, V Guarino - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibers (T-CNF) were prepared from cellulose pulp which is
extracted from bagasse. Soy protein hydrolysate (SPH) was grafted on T-CNF via amidation …